First Day in Utah!!! ... July 6, 2012

We are soooo excited to be in Utah for 5 1/2 weeks this summer!! We haven't been here in 7 years, since Kym and Mark's wedding. We started out our stay at my Uncle Robert and Aunt Susan's house in Bountiful. This was so fun for me because I used to spend summers at their house and loved getting to know my cousins.... all NINE of them! One of my favorite spots in Bountiful is the Rainbow Snow snow cones in the Dicks parking lot, just down from Robert and Susan's house. My cousins and I used to collect our pocket change money and walk down there. I always used to get the french vanilla or the pina colada. I couldn't wait to go there with my kids, so our first stop was Rainbow Snow!!! They quickly became fans while a million memories came flooding back to me! Our second stop was Costco, which was amazing!!! Unfortunately Ryan and Sophie's enthusiasm for our favorite store wore out before we were done, and they made themselves as comfortable as they could in the cart. We put them to bed as soon as we got back, and they were up at 2 AM... dang jet lag! After some melatonin they were asleep again by 3 AM... and slept til noon the next day!!! It only took a couple of days for us all to adjust to the time zone change. We were all very happy to be in Utah.

Quotes to Remember

We were in Munich and just checking into our Hotel and both the girls needed to go to the bathroom. We all ran upstairs to our rooms and they both bolted into the bathroom. They began to fight over which one was going to use the toilet first. They argue for a few seconds when Katie shouts, "Mom, which one of us do you want to pee their pants?!" (May, 2009)

We were driving home from church last week and I said something like, "We are going to buy a Toyota Sequoia". Suddenly from the back we hear our 4 year old, Ashley, pipe up ... "You killed my Father...Prepare to Die!"...somehow she confused "Toyota Sequoia" with "Inigo Montoya" from the Princess Bride! (May, 2009)

Ashley and I were playing a card game when she says to me, "pause the game, I have to go to the bathroom". This is when I realized the technology gap between my childhood and hers.

I asked Ashley what country she was born in (she was born in Canada). She told me that she couldn't remember, so I tried to give her a hint. I said, "you were born in Cannnn...". To which she immediately exclaimed in triumph..."CANDYLAND!!"

Katie woke us up this morning telling us we needed to get up. Heather told her that her head hurt and she wasn't going to get up yet. Katie responds, "But you don't WALK on your head, so get up!"